North Lindenhurst, NY
North Lindenhurst wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts North Lindenhurst at the 13th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 3,322 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks North Lindenhurst at the 17th national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where North Lindenhurst's buildings actually sit
99.6% of North Lindenhurst's 3,322 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 0.4% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where North Lindenhurst ranks
Within New York, North Lindenhurst ranks higher (31st percentile) than it does nationally (13th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North Lindenhurst ranks 27,490 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,016 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 887 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 13th national percentile, North Lindenhurst rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Even with 99.6% of North Lindenhurst outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where North Lindenhurst's figures come from
North Lindenhurst's 13th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what North Lindenhurst's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.